You don’t have to be a professional day trader to appreciate the seriousness of the current financial storm. Every day seems to bring a new development, whether a bankruptcy or government bailout, reflected in the 5% daily swings in equity prices.
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What Would a Return to the Gold Standard Mean for You?
September 29, 2008 – 9:52 am
The decline of the Dollar over the last decade indicates that investors are rapidly losing confidence in the currency. At the very least, the twin deficits (referring to trade and government spending) have caused global investors to reconsider what they think the Dollar is worth.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: What Next?
September 25, 2008 – 10:00 am
Unfortunately, the structural weakening (to put it mildly) of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has happened so suddenly, and so violently, that there simply isn’t time to dwell on the past.
